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Meaning of Bongo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈbɒŋ.ɡəʊ

Definitions

  1. A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
  2. Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.
  3. A Central Sudanic language spoken by the Bongo people in sparsely populated areas of Bahr al Ghazal in South Sudan.
  4. An ethnic group living at the eastern side of the Albert Nile River in northwestern Uganda and in neighbouring South Sudan in small, scattered settlements south and east of Wau.
    plural, plural-only
  5. A gewog of Chhukha District, Bhutan.
  6. An agricultural people of Gabon in equatorial Africa.
    plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية الطّبلة
Deutsch Bongo
Español bongo
Français bongo bongo
Galego bongo
Italiano bongo
日本語 ぼんご
Nederlands bongo
Português bongô
Русский бонго

Examples

“He's banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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